Dr. Rosie Antionette Sneed, Ph.D., D.V.M., is a professor of biology at UDC, specializing in pharmacology, toxicology, and veterinary sciences. Her research focuses on the effects of toxins on planarian regeneration, and she actively mentors undergraduate students in laboratory research while advancing scientific understanding of cannabinoid interactions in regenerative biology.
Experience
Education
Doctorof Philosophy in Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee University Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Technology, University of the District of Columbia
Courses Taught
Immunology Invertebrate Zoology Mammalian Histology Botany Human Anatomy Embryology Introduction to Pharmacology Undergraduate Research Biological Sciences I Biological Sciences II Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology I Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology II
Expertise
Mentoring undergraduate students performing hand-on original laboratory research; maintaining the planarian colony for student research
Research Focus / Works in Progress
The effects of toxins on planarian regeneration
Leadership
UDC Online Teaching Fellow, 2011 Myrtilla Minor Fellow, 2013-14
Impact
Selected Publications
Vanlal, H., Wolfson, B., & Sneed, R. (2018). Comparison of the expression of Sine oculis in decapitated and intact planarians exposed to a cannabinoid agonist and antagonist. In Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo. Society of Toxicology. Oxford Press.
Sneed, R., Willis, T. (2018). Chemical structure plays an important role in the ability of cannabinoids to inhibit planarian regeneration. In Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo. Society of Toxicology. Oxford Press.
Selected Presentations
Thomas, W., & Sneed, R. (2018). The effects of cannabinoid structure on planarian regeneration.The Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM, Washington, D.C.
Sneed, R., &Thomas, W. (2018). Chemical structure plays an important role in the ability of cannabinoids to inhibit planarian regeneration. The 57th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, San Antonio, Texas.
Vanlal, E., Wolfson, B., Yadav, S., Akinyele, O., Cousin, C., Dixon, F., Sneed, R., & Knight, M. (2019). Comparative molecular characterization of PIWI protein expression between B. glabrata snails and a parasitic and non-parasitic trematode. The 76th Annual Joint Meeting of the Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society and the National Institute of Science, Atlanta Georgia.
